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• On eve of NATO Summit, a look at Canada’s defense spending, by the numbers

  10-07-2018 23:09
  OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down Wednesday in Brussels with U.S. President Donald Trump and other NATO leaders, much of the discussion will focus on how much each member of the alliance is spending on defense. Some numbers to keep in mind: 2: Percentage of GDP that all NATO members have agreed […]
  
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• Ontario’s Government Shares Top Legislative Priorities for Upcoming Sitting

  10-07-2018 22:33
  TORONTO — Upon the resumption of the legislature, the people of Ontario can expect to see urgent action to protect York University students from the ongoing labour dispute and repeal Ontario’s cap-and-trade carbon tax law from the books, Minister of Government and Consumer Services and Government House Leader Todd Smith announced today. “We have decided […]
  
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• Bus service is 'something we need'

  10-07-2018 22:16 via saultstar.com
  
  Greyhound Canada is cutting passenger and freight service to Sault Ste. Marie and more than 15 Algoma District communities this fall.
  
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• Free movie nights at the park! @MYACSSM is pleased to present the Summer Superhero Series of movies taking place at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 21:47 via twitter.com
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• Ontario coroner investigating three possible heat-related deaths

  10-07-2018 21:44
  TORONTO — Ontario’s chief coroner says three recent deaths in the province may have been related to heat, compared to dozens already reported in Quebec. Dr. Dirk Huyer told reporters on Tuesday that the three deaths were reported over the last four days. Quebec health authorities have said that up to 70 people died from […]
  
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• Sepkowski Judy

  10-07-2018 21:38
  (1945~2018) Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area hospital on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the age of 73 years. Devoted wife of Ted Sepkowski. Loving and dedicated mother of Todd (Maureen) of Newmarket, ON and Trevor (Tommasina) of Sault Ste Marie, ON. Cherished and much-loved gramma of Grant, Trent, Blake and Jessica Sepkowski. Beloved […]
  
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• Superheroes Coming to Bellevue Park

  10-07-2018 21:29
  The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council is pleased to present the Summer Superhero Series of movies taking place at the Bellevue Park Bandshell. This series includes the following titles and dates: Spiderman Homecoming- July 12 Big Hero 6- July 26 Black Panther- August 2 All movies will begin at dusk and the Bellevue Park canteen will […]
  
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• Mischief And Theft In Echo Bay

  10-07-2018 21:24
  Crime Stoppers and the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are looking for the public’s help in solving a mischief and theft. In the early hours of June 7, 2018 unknown persons attended a residence in Echo Bay where a white Ford Escape was parked.  The suspects entered the vehicle by […]
  
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• NATO to reinforce Russia’s threat in talks with Trump, says Trudeau

  10-07-2018 20:57
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says President Donald Trump will face anti-Russian solidarity around the NATO table on Wednesday. Ahead of the 29-country military summit, Trump said Tuesday that Putin is less of a problem for him than under spending NATO allies, and the EU’s pending Brexit breakup with the U.K. Trudeau says the […]
  
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• Time for government to step up and solve RCMP’s culture problem, ex-member says

  10-07-2018 20:56
  OTTAWA — A former RCMP officer and group spokesman for many Mounties says a former member who reportedly took her own life won’t be the last if changes aren’t made soon. Rob Creasser of the Mounted Police Professional Association of Canada says the force has had dozens of opportunities to change its “toxic” culture — but he places […]
  
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• Seniors get fire safety help

  10-07-2018 20:50 via saultstar.com
  
  Sault Ste. Marie seniors can now get free home visits from a city fire department official to help them reduce fire risk.
  
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• Cyclist rides for changes in attitude

  10-07-2018 20:48 via saultthisweek.com
  
  Most people have a cause that is close to their hearts, but not all are able to bike across Canada to get people talking about it. Bobby Aucoin is doing just that.
  
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• Sault EDC retires three directors at the end of their terms

  10-07-2018 20:46 via saultthisweek.com
  Sault Ste. Marie Economic Development Corp. retired three members at its annual general meeting in June.
  
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• PUC Smart Grid: Approved

  10-07-2018 20:41
  Monday was the day city council decided to hold an special  council meeting on the subject at hand. The city was very favourable towards the project and the motion for the $32.8-million upgrade was forwarded, on the belief that PUC will earn their $9 million in funding from provincial and federal levels. If you read […]
  
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• On display in museum for all to treasure

  10-07-2018 20:29 via saultstar.com
  
  A trip to the East Coast turned into a rescue mission. It wasn’t a person who needed saving, but a fish – a fish which had already been dead for at least 350 million years.David Syme, of Wharncliffe, was visiting Miguasha National Park in Quebec as part of a vacation tour of fossil sites along the east coast of Canada. Miguasha is a UNESCO world he
  
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• Commercial traffic slumps

  10-07-2018 20:13 via saultstar.com
  
  Commercial traffic crossing the International Bridge dropped by more than 10 per cent in June.
  
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• Finance Department at risk of big-impact cyberattack, say internal documents

  10-07-2018 20:03
  OTTAWA — A newly released internal analysis says the federal Finance Department faces a moderate risk of a cyberattack that could deliver a significant blow to its ability to carry out some crucial government operations. Finance, like other federal departments, publicly discloses a handful of its corporate risks — but a list obtained by The Canadian Press provides a deeper look at the […]
  
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• PUC to the Rescue

  10-07-2018 19:33
  Last night, PUC Services Inc. received a call for assistance for Sudbury Hydro after a powerful thunderstorm rolled through the city. About 4,000 Greater Sudbury Hydro customers lost power during the storm, and a majority were without power through the night and into Tuesday morning. In response to the call, early this morning PUC dispatched […]
  
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• .@SaultFire Launches New Program for Seniors saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/July-… https://t.co/nO7aNunSgd

  10-07-2018 19:21 via twitter.com
  
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• PACI, George

  10-07-2018 19:21
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear George, at home on Thursday, July 5, 2018 in his 62nd year. Predeceased by his parents Luigi Paci (2012) and Dorina Paci (2017). He was a devoted son and made many personal sacrifices to care for his parents in their later […]
  
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• Documents offer glimpse of federal plans to promote upcoming poverty strategy

  10-07-2018 19:11
  OTTAWA — Newly released documents suggest the federal Liberal government plans to sell its forthcoming poverty reduction strategy as an all-encompassing exercise that will be greater than the sum of its parts. The effort to craft a storyline to market the plan to Canadians has been going on for almost a year. Top officials from multiple departments […]
  
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• Mazzuca Records Hat Trick in win over Silver

  10-07-2018 19:10
  After winning the Senior Girls Division Mid-Season Tournament championship on Sunday by a score of 4-0 over Verdi Lodge, the Superior Media U18 girls soccer team were back in action on Monday night to take on Silver. On Monday night at Strathclair Park, Superior Media blanked Silver by a score of 5-0. Mercedes Mazzuca had […]
  
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• Montreal suburb passes summer-long ban on leaf blowers after heated debate

  10-07-2018 18:45
  BEACONSFIELD, Que. — Tensions erupted in a Montreal suburb after councillors voted to pass a contentious summer-long ban on leaf blowers. The mayor of Beaconsfield says he could barely get a word out at Monday’s meeting between the heckling, yelling and other disruptions from the crowd of more than 100 people. Georges Bourelle says protesters gathered outside city hall […]
  
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• Two Arrested for Drug Offences

  10-07-2018 18:41
  On July 8th, 2018 officers with the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 41 year old Christen Mcminn and 18 year old Rune Laudadio of Taskar Drive for possession of a controlled substance. Just before 7:00 p.m. officers executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act warrant in the 0-100 block […]
  
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• Group says 78 women, girls, killed across Canada in last six months

  10-07-2018 18:20
  OTTAWA — A group that tracks media reports of the killing of women and girls says there were 78 victims of femicide across Canada in the first half of this year. A report from the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability lists the victims by age, location and name, where possible. But in some […]
  
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• Fire Services Launches Seniors Program

  10-07-2018 18:14
  The Sault Ste Marie Fire Services has launched a new program to help seniors who live in their own homes. “Assisting Seniors Awareness Program” or ASAP, aims to keep seniors educated and safe so they live independently in their own homes for longer. The risk of being injured or killed in a fire increases with […]
  
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• Registration opens for third Sault College Golf Classic

  10-07-2018 18:07 via saultstar.com
  
  Third annual Sault College Golf Classic takes place on July 30.
  
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• Gus Macker basketball returns to Sault - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  10-07-2018 17:31 via sooeveningnews.com
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  Gus Macker basketball returns to Sault
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  Downtown Sault Ste. Marie will once again be buzzing with basketball this weekend as the city hosts its annual Gus Macker Tournament. According to MaryJo DuVall, events coordinator for Sault Events, around 110 teams with participants ranging in age ...
  
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• Support Services Mechanic - Apply now! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs #saultjobs https://t.co/q0EvrcLtOI

  10-07-2018 17:29 via twitter.com
  
  Support Services Mechanic - Apply now! More info: saultstemarie.ca/jobs#saultjobs https://t.co/q0EvrcLtOI
  
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• Toronto cop convicted in death of teen seeks to appeal case to Supreme Court

  10-07-2018 16:40
  A Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the shooting death of a troubled teen on an empty streetcar is seeking leave to bring his case before Canada’s top court. Const. James Forcillo fired two separate volleys at 18-year-old Sammy Yatim, who was standing alone and holding a small knife. In 2016, a jury acquitted Forcillo of […]
  
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• Narcotic, plates seized

  10-07-2018 16:11 via saultstar.com
  
  Sixteen grams of methamphetamine and a stolen set of Ontario licence plates were allegedly found when police executed a search warrant at an east-end residence on Sunday.
  
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• NELLI, Anna Maria “Maria”

  10-07-2018 15:56
  Passed away unexpectedly at the Sault Area Hospital on Monday, July 9, 2018 at the age of 89. Beloved wife of the late Adelmo for 60 years. Dear mother of Robert (Anne Seaton) (late Angela) and Anthony (Silvana). Treasured Nonna to Jennifer (Christian Van der pol), Amanda (Peter Maund), Adam (Darcie) and Stephen (Mayada). Proud Biz […]
  
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• Two Arrested for Drug Offences #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…

  10-07-2018 15:48 via twitter.com
  Two Arrested for Drug Offences #Sault #Police #SaultNews #TheSoo - news.ssmps.ca/EN/News/index.…
  
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• On July 8th, 2018 officers with the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 41 year o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  10-07-2018 15:48 via twitter.com
  On July 8th, 2018 officers with the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 41 year o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• TD Bank to acquire Greystone Managed Investments for $792 million

  10-07-2018 15:08
  Toronto-Dominion Bank will buy Saskatchewan-based Greystone Managed Investments Inc. for roughly $792-million in stock and cash, a transaction which the bank says makes its asset management division the biggest money manager in Canada. Acquiring the institutional money manager will add another $36 billion in Canadian assets under management and expertise in real estate, mortgages and infrastructure investments as competition in […]
  
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• Amazon to open new fulfillment centre in Ottawa, creating some 600 jobs

  10-07-2018 14:54
  OTTAWA — Amazon says it will build a new fulfillment centre in Ottawa, creating some 600 full-time jobs. The e-commerce giant plans to open the new warehouse in the capital city’s eastern suburb of Orleans. Employees at the centre will pick, pack and ship large items such as household decor, sporting equipment and gardening tools. The company says the new warehouse will be […]
  
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• CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts in Canada jumped higher in June

  10-07-2018 14:37
  OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of home building increased in June, boosted by a jump in multi-unit projects. The federal housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts increased to 248,138 units in June, up from 193,902 in May. The increase came as the seasonally adjusted annual […]
  
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• Yoga returns to canal

  10-07-2018 14:01 via saultstar.com
  
  Yoga classes return to Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site this summer.
  
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• Hotchkiss ran Wawa business

  10-07-2018 13:42 via saultstar.com
  
  Esther Hotchkiss, a former owner of Silver Birch Cottages in Wawa, has died.
  
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• Police to give updateon death of teen whose remains were found near Toronto

  10-07-2018 10:00
  WHITBY, Ont. — Police will give an update today on their investigation into the death of a pregnant teen whose remains were found east of Toronto. A fisherman discovered a torso in Lake Ontario in September 2017 that police linked by DNA testing to 18-year-old Rori Hache of Oshawa, Ont. Officers found more of Hache’s remains, and a […]
  
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• Police to give update on death of teen whose remains were found near Toronto

  10-07-2018 10:00
  WHITBY, Ont. — Police will give an update today on their investigation into the death of a pregnant teen whose remains were found east of Toronto. A fisherman discovered a torso in Lake Ontario in September 2017 that police linked by DNA testing to 18-year-old Rori Hache of Oshawa, Ont. Officers found more of Hache’s remains, and a […]
  
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• Raising the Alarm at Cedarwood Lodge.

  10-07-2018 09:32
  How far would you go to ensure the safety and well being of a vulnerable, elderly loved one? It might surprise you to learn that Cedarwood Lodge, an Interim Care and Treatment home, in the Sault’s north central area, is without a sprinkler system in the event of a fire. On Friday, July 6, 2018, […]
  
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• Greyhound Bus Pulls out of Sault Ste. Marie - SaultOnline.com

  10-07-2018 04:53 via saultonline.com
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  Sault Ste. Marie is among 56 other communities that will lose its Greyhound bus service starting this fall. The company made the announcement today saying that service west of Sudbury Ontario will no longer be serviced. Greyhound Canada says it is ...and more »
  
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• Greyhound Bus Pulls out of Sault Ste. Marie

  10-07-2018 04:32
  Sault Ste. Marie is among 56 other communities that will lose its Greyhound bus service starting this fall.  The company made the announcement today saying that service west of Sudbury Ontario will no longer be serviced. Greyhound Canada says it is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling […]
  
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• Council unanimously approves Smart Grid

  10-07-2018 02:09 via saultstar.com
  
  Council unanimously approved first-ever, city-wide implementation of Smart Grid technology Monday evening. Previously, the project had only been attempted in small sections of cities, but, in early 2020, Sault Ste. Marie will become the first to have it functioning throughout the entire community at once.
  
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• Sault Bollywood Night fundraises for our champion cricket club

  10-07-2018 02:02 via saultstar.com
  
  Bollywood Night, a Sault Ste. MarieCricket Club fundraiser, is Saturday atCanadian Bushplane Heritage Centre. Theevent begins at 6 p.m.
  
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• Chiarello Antonio

  10-07-2018 01:28
  Passed away peacefully at the Sault Area Hospital on July 8th, 2018 at the age of 86 years. Survived by his adoring wife Caterina “Antonetta”, lovingly remembered by his children: Joe (Catherine), Lucia (Phil), Silvano (Melanie) and Pasquale (Tina). Loving grandfather of Sarah, Amanda, Stephanie, Thomas, Cassandra, Nicole, Michelle and Devin. Brother of Frank (Ida), […]
  
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• HOTCHKISS, Esther Lillian Rita

  10-07-2018 01:25
  It is with heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Esther Hotchkiss at the Sault Area Hospital on Sunday July 8, 2018 in her 104th year. Devoted wife of the late Kenneth Hotchkiss. Cherished mother of Gloria Hotchkiss, Diane Adams (Gerald) and Ronald Hotchkiss. Treasured grandmother of Tony Roberts (Melanie), the late Lillian Roberts, David […]
  
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• Construction Closes AFS Entrance

  10-07-2018 00:51
  The main entrance to Algoma Family Services will be closed beginning Wednesday July 11th. The closure is necessary due to the City’s McNabb St. to Pim Drainage Improvement Project. While the McNabb St. entrance is closed, staff, guests, and clients can access the remaining parking lot from Herbert St. off of Pim St. Along with […]
  
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• Colourful Explosion Alert. Shake It Up.

  10-07-2018 00:38
  The Miracle Mile Colour Blast presented by Community First plans for hundreds of participants to get colour blasted for Rotary youth projects. Looking for a way to get outside, have fun with friends and family, and make a difference in our community? The Miracle Mile Colour Blast presented by Community First is the most colourful […]
  
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